There's something wonderfully satisfying about typing the last word of a book manuscript. Today I finished the rough draft of Godsend 4. As those of you who have read the first books have noticed, things get darker and more scary as the story continues to unfold. This is the most gripping book yet. 

Don't get me wrong, there are fun parts to the book. You will meet some new amazing characters. There will be battles and the characters will learn and grow. There are some amazing new elements to this book, that I think you will really like. 

So what happens now? There are five steps before I can publish this book and put it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

1) I have to re-work the manuscript. This means starting over, fixing any errors, making it better.

2) I will copyright the manuscript.

3) I have a few wonderful editors who go through the manuscript for me and find any mistakes I missed.

4) I will go through the book again, fixing everything.

5) I have to come up with a cover. I have a couple of great artists I use for this. 

When all these are done, I will publish Godsend 4 on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I'll keep you posted as I go through these steps.Thanks for giving me a reason to write. 

It seems whenever I run into a former student, they ask me, "So Mr. Apodaca. When are you going to write Godsend 4?

I am happy to report that I have over 100 pages of Godsend 4 written and the story is coming along very well. Alex and Katie, Conor and Hope, Daniel and Cornelius, Sariel and Cain, all make the story really come to life. Things are getting more and more desperate for the athletas as Satan gains more ground in his quest to take over the world and to storm heaven and dethrone God.

At the rate I'm going, the book will hopefully be ready to be published sometime during the summer. As you all know, writing a book is a big undertaking. I look forward to sharing Godsend 4 with you and for getting your invaluable feedback.

Oh, one more thing. Many of you have said that Godsend should be a movie. Well... I met a lady whose daughter absolutely loves Godsend. She has read all three books three times. Well, the lady is a screenwriter. Her daughter's love for the book has made her think it should be a movie. We are now in negotiations for her to write a screenplay of Godsend to sell to movie studios. Crazy, right? So, who knows. Maybe in a few years Godsend will be on the big screen, or the small screen. We shall see.

This Thanksgiving I am especially thankful to Susan Burdo, the girl who took a big risk and shared with me the fact that Jesus died for my sins on the cross and that I did not have to go to hell for my many offenses and sins against God. When I understood that Jesus took my sin on Himself, that God loved me this much, I was all in. Everything changed for me that day (May 2, 1974). Ever since, I have lived thankful to God for sending his Son. I have thoroughly enjoyed discovering and learning how to walk as a child of God in this life and anticipate an unhindered life with him for all eternity when this life comes to an end. If you do not know Jesus. If you have not placed your faith in Jesus' death and resurrection, take the time this holiday season to look into it. Read one of the Gospels in the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). Ask a Christian you know about their faith. God wants to save everyone, but he will not override your will. He will accept you if you choose Him.

I'm reading the book, Hell on Trial, by Robert Peterson. It is literally scaring the hell out of me. The author demonstrates carefully, with Scriptural support, that hell will mean separation from God and punishment for sin (pain) for all eternity. Forever. We are all going to die. We will all be somewhere. My hope is that we all take Jesus seriously and throw ourselves wholeheartedly on His death and resurrection, our only means of escaping the wrath of God against our rebellion against Him.The amazing thing is that those in Christ get to go to heaven, a place where we will experience a deep loving relationship with God and all the happiness we were designed for. We choose every day where we will spend eternity. I pray we all choose wisely.

I set up the Amazon account for Godsend so that when you order the paperback books, you can also download the books on Kindle for free. Kindle allows authors to charge whatever they want. I didn't think it was right for anyone to have to pay for the book twice.